Iatrogenic intravenous medication errors reported to the PIC Erfurt Iatrogenic intravenous medication errors M. Deters et al.

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 169-173

  Deters, Michael ^a   Prasa, Dagmar ^a   Hentschel, Helmut ^a   Schaper, Andreas ^b  

^a Poisons Information Center   (Germany)

^b GIZ Nord Poisons Center Gttingen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Iatrogenic intravenous medication errors; Potassium chloride; Sucralfate; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMETABOLITE; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CHLORPROMAZINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; LIDOCAINE; LINCOSAMIDE DERIVATIVE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MACROLIDE; MIDAZOLAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; STREPTOGRAMIN DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POISON CENTER; REGISTER; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOXICITY; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; INTOXICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GERMANY; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350458821     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701781931     Document Type: Article

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